While his friends were eating pizza in college, William Steuernagel was snacking instead on elaborate cheese trays.

That love for snacking on something different led him to create a Portland store aimed at treats for an adult palate. It's like a candy store for grown-ups.

At Cheese & Crack Snack Shop, which Steuernagel started as a food cart before it became a brick-and-mortar Southeast Portland storefront four years ago, customers choose from a varied menu carrying beer, wine, froze, prosecco on tap, cheese platters, soft serve and sundaes.

"It's just based on things I like," Steuernagel said. "I like to sit down with a cheese plate that has a little salty, sweet, savory, spicy."